Friday, March 30, 2012

Book eleven: Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary

We have finished the Mouse and the Motorcycle series! I find it quite thrilling to be able to share such things with Henry. Now begins the search for another series. I had thought we'd start Harry Potter but I am not quite convinced he's ready for that. He doesn't rely on illustrations anymore to get through a book but he does still enjoy them. If you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear 'em.

11 down plus 41 to go.

3 comments:

Rachele said...

One of my friends read nim's island with her 5yo and loved it.

Most of the kids I know who have done Harry potter books are more like 8 or 9.

Rachele said...

Oh, we read tumtum and nutmeg -- Elise really liked it.

Ceska said...

My favorite mouse rides again
Runaway Ralph is a pleasant journey provided by Cleary. There is both high action in the encounters with Catso and time for thinking in the introspection provided by Chum the gerbil. The only shortcoming is that I was looking for a little more solid of a change in Garf s character; he starts off as a loner and I expected Ralph and him